Jesuan alumna named backup astronaut on Artemis II mission
Dr Jenni Gibbons (2011, Engineering) has been named as the backup astronaut on the Artemis II mission which will lay the groundwork for the first moon landing in 50 years and enable future explorations of Mars.
Dr Gibbons will provide ground support and be instrumental in developing astronaut procedures for Artemis II and future lunar missions. Should her fellow Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen be unable to participate as a crew member on the Orion spacecraft, which is planned to launch in November 2024, Dr Gibbons will step in.
Dr Gibbons is Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge and is currently a Fellow at St Catharine鈥檚 College.
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